On November 7, 2012 the State Board of Education will vote to adopt the newly revised and aligned English Language Development Standards (ELD) to the English Language Arts Common Core Standards. Letters need to be sent to the State Board of Education President, Dr. Michael Kirst. Email the letter below now!
Action Alerts
Governor Sign AB 2193 (Lara) -Long Term English Learners
AB 2193 (Lara) sits on Governor Brown’s desk and we need him to sign our bill. AB 2193 begins to address some of the recommendations from our research and policy document, Reparable Harm: Fulfilling the Unkept Promise of Educational Opportunity for California’s Long Term English Learners. AB 2193 does the following: 1) establishes a statewide uniform definition of Long Term English Learners (LTELs) and a student at risk of becoming a LTEL and 2) requires the California Department of Education to report the numbers of each cohort of LTEL students to each school and school district. Please read the action alert and email the governor NOW.
Do Not Flex the Economic Impact Aid Funds
Governor Brown proposed to fold into his categorical flexibility program the Economic Impact Aid funds (EIA). This means that approximately 1 billion dollars targeted for economically disadvantaged students and English learners can be used for other purposes, including non-instructional purposes, as determined by the district!! The EIA already provides maximum flexibility so long as the funding is spent on the two-targeted groups of students; economically disadvantaged students and English learners. In this time of limited resources, it is critical that targeted funds remain targeted to the most vulnerable students that need the extra assistance and attention, including economically disadvantaged and English learner students. Say NO to flexing the EIA – sign the attached letters and mail them immediately.
Oppose Flexing EIA Blumenfield Letter Oppose Flexing EIA Leno Letter
SB 1719 (Fuentes) ELD Supplemental Materials Aligned to the Common Core
AB 1719 would provide supplemental instructional materials aligned to the California Common Core Standards for language arts and English language development standards for use for kindergarten and grades 1 to 8. This is necessary because educators have called for creating a bridge of support to the California Common Core standards since it is projected that the full instructional materials in mathematics and English language arts will not resume at the earliest until 2014 and 2016 respectively. Sign and send this letter.
Write Now to the Governor for State Seal of Biliteracy and English Language Development Standards
Please take 5 minutes to email the governor requesting his signature on AB 815 (Brownley) State Seal of Biliteracy and AB 124 (Fuentes) Alignment of Revised ELD Standards to the Common Core. Read the Action Alerts for more details and a sample letter.
AB 815 Seal of Biliteracy
AB 815 (Brownley) the State Seal of Biliteracy is now on the Governor’s desk. The Governor will only sign this bill if he hears from many organizations and community members asking for his signature on AB 815 and this means you!
Email: www.gov.ca.gov